Improvement in children s carriages



O. GILLIS. Ohi ldrens Carriage.

No 202,715. Patented April 23,1878.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFIGE.

CONSTANT GILLIS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHILDRENS CARRIAGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 202,715, dated April23, 1878; application filed March 22, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CONSTANT Guns, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Childs Carriage,of which the following is a specification In the accompanying drawing,Figure 1 represents a vertical longitudinal section of my improvedchilds carriage on line a; m, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same,and Fig. 3 a detail vertical transverse section through the sectionalaxles.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved childs carriagethat may be folded into small compass with great facility, so as to beconveniently carried upstairs, or that may be taken to pieces or knockeddown, so as to be packed up into small space, to be more easily shippedor carried on cars or steamboats when taken into the country in thesummer season.

Referring to the drawing, A A represent two handle-frames, which aresecured in inclined but opposite direction to each other, respectivelyon the front and rear axles, and connected at intermediate points, wherethey cross each other, by strong pivot-pins or fulcrums a. The lowerends of the handle-frames A are cut off at a suitable angle ofinclination, and attached to the axles B by means of bolts b, havingdetachable thumb-screws, or by sockets and spring-clasps, or in anyother suitableananner, provided that a convenient detaching of thehandle-frames from the axles is'obtained.

The axles are connected by a center reach, 0, which is attached bythumb-screws, or, if desired, hinged at one end and attached by athumb-screw at the other end to the axle. The

reach braces the axles sufliciently to impart steadiness to thehandle-frames resting thereon. If a greater degree of steadiness isrequired, the axles may be braced by diagonal or other side bracesapplied to the reach.

To the upper part of the handle-frames, above the pivots are appliedhooks d, or other suspension devices, to which is either hung a childshammock, D, or any other flexible body, made of carpeting, canvas, orsimilar material, that admits of being folded when the handleframes arefolded up, the flexible body remaining on the handle-frames or beingdetached therefrom.

The axles B are made of three sections-a middle longer section withsocket ends, and of shorter end sections, to which the hubs of thewheels are applied. The shorter sections are secured in position in thesockets by the same bolts by which the handle-frames are attached to theaxles, or in any other suitable manner.

When it is desired to fold up the carriage, so that it assumes a smallercompass and may be readily carried up and down stairs, the reach isloosened at one or both ends, and the handle-frames folded toward eachother until the wheels form. contact with the opposite axles. In thisposition of the wheels the entire carriage may be readily taken hold offor being carried up and down stairs in tenement and other houses.

When it is desired to knock down the carriage, or take the same topieces, so as to be convenientlypacked for being shipped or taken to thecountry, the handle-frames and reach are detached from the axles, andthe short axlesections of the wheels detached from the middle sections,and thereby the Whole carriage packed into a considerably smaller space,so as to be readily carried along on cars and steamboats, and quicklyput up and connected again when required for use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent The crossed handles A, the sectional axles B, and therigid reach 0, combined in a childs carriage, and detachably boltedtogether, as and for the purpose specified.

CONSTANT GILLIS.

Witnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, O. SEDGWIOK.

